Genetic control of differential acetylation in diabetic rats.

Post-translational protein modifications such as acetylation have significant regulatory roles in metabolic processes, but their relationship to both variation in gene expression and DNA sequence is unclear. We address this question in the Goto-Kakizaki (GK) rat inbred strain, a model of polygenic t...

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Main Authors: Pamela J Kaisaki, Georg W Otto, Joanna F McGouran, Amine Toubal, Karène Argoud, Helen Waller-Evans, Clare Finlay, Sophie Caldérari, Marie-Thérèse Bihoreau, Benedikt M Kessler, Dominique Gauguier, Richard Mott
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Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0094555
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author Pamela J Kaisaki
Georg W Otto
Joanna F McGouran
Amine Toubal
Karène Argoud
Helen Waller-Evans
Clare Finlay
Sophie Caldérari
Marie-Thérèse Bihoreau
Benedikt M Kessler
Dominique Gauguier
Richard Mott
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Georg W Otto
Joanna F McGouran
Amine Toubal
Karène Argoud
Helen Waller-Evans
Clare Finlay
Sophie Caldérari
Marie-Thérèse Bihoreau
Benedikt M Kessler
Dominique Gauguier
Richard Mott
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description Post-translational protein modifications such as acetylation have significant regulatory roles in metabolic processes, but their relationship to both variation in gene expression and DNA sequence is unclear. We address this question in the Goto-Kakizaki (GK) rat inbred strain, a model of polygenic type 2 diabetes. Expression of the NAD-dependent deacetylase Sirtuin-3 is down-regulated in GK rats compared to normoglycemic Brown Norway (BN) rats. We show first that a promoter SNP causes down-regulation of Sirtuin-3 expression in GK rats. We then use mass-spectrometry to identify proteome-wide differential lysine acetylation of putative Sirtuin-3 protein targets in livers of GK and BN rats. These include many proteins in pathways connected to diabetes and metabolic syndrome. We finally sequence GK and BN liver transcriptomes and find that mRNA expression of these targets does not differ significantly between GK and BN rats, in contrast to other components of the same pathways. We conclude that physiological differences between GK and BN rats are mediated by a combination of differential protein acetylation and gene transcription and that genetic variation can modulate acetylation independently of expression.
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spelling doaj-art-df135f88f9f649eaad9b62bf58e4c4752025-08-20T03:46:11ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032014-01-0194e9455510.1371/journal.pone.0094555Genetic control of differential acetylation in diabetic rats.Pamela J KaisakiGeorg W OttoJoanna F McGouranAmine ToubalKarène ArgoudHelen Waller-EvansClare FinlaySophie CaldérariMarie-Thérèse BihoreauBenedikt M KesslerDominique GauguierRichard MottPost-translational protein modifications such as acetylation have significant regulatory roles in metabolic processes, but their relationship to both variation in gene expression and DNA sequence is unclear. We address this question in the Goto-Kakizaki (GK) rat inbred strain, a model of polygenic type 2 diabetes. Expression of the NAD-dependent deacetylase Sirtuin-3 is down-regulated in GK rats compared to normoglycemic Brown Norway (BN) rats. We show first that a promoter SNP causes down-regulation of Sirtuin-3 expression in GK rats. We then use mass-spectrometry to identify proteome-wide differential lysine acetylation of putative Sirtuin-3 protein targets in livers of GK and BN rats. These include many proteins in pathways connected to diabetes and metabolic syndrome. We finally sequence GK and BN liver transcriptomes and find that mRNA expression of these targets does not differ significantly between GK and BN rats, in contrast to other components of the same pathways. We conclude that physiological differences between GK and BN rats are mediated by a combination of differential protein acetylation and gene transcription and that genetic variation can modulate acetylation independently of expression.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0094555
spellingShingle Pamela J Kaisaki
Georg W Otto
Joanna F McGouran
Amine Toubal
Karène Argoud
Helen Waller-Evans
Clare Finlay
Sophie Caldérari
Marie-Thérèse Bihoreau
Benedikt M Kessler
Dominique Gauguier
Richard Mott
Genetic control of differential acetylation in diabetic rats.
PLoS ONE
title Genetic control of differential acetylation in diabetic rats.
title_full Genetic control of differential acetylation in diabetic rats.
title_fullStr Genetic control of differential acetylation in diabetic rats.
title_full_unstemmed Genetic control of differential acetylation in diabetic rats.
title_short Genetic control of differential acetylation in diabetic rats.
title_sort genetic control of differential acetylation in diabetic rats
url https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0094555
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